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voter. one, two, me. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: it's him, right down to the signature eyebrow and the finger point. >> it is 100% accurate i'm happy to say down to every freckle, every wrinkle, every player. i even sent them a dvd -- every player. i even sent them a dvd of my latest colonoscopy. >> reporter: right down the hallway is oprah, katie couric, al rokery king and one of larry king's groupies. colbert was raised in south carolina but born in washington. so he says he enjoys visiting d.c. >> it reminds me of my infancy and a lot of infantile behavior. >> reporter: he says his kids will visit the wax museum. will it freak them out? >> of course. it freaks me out. >> reporter: when asked if he has a message for congress. >> they're still here? all of them? >> reporter: they're still here. >> reporter: speaking of shirking responsibilities. >> this little fellow will come in handy the next time i get called for jury duty. >> reporter: to sum it up he enjoys being graced by h
voter. one, two, me. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: it's him, right down to the signature eyebrow and the finger point. >> it is 100% accurate i'm happy to say down to every freckle, every wrinkle, every player. i even sent them a dvd -- every player. i even sent them a dvd of my latest colonoscopy. >> reporter: right down the hallway is oprah, katie couric, al rokery king and one of larry king's groupies. colbert was raised in south carolina but born in washington. so...
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[laughter] >> i have no doubt that there's a focus group somewhere of undecided ohio voters who have lived in a cave the last 30 years who decided they like that. don't show any disagreement with the president, don't rock the boat, or have a personality contests. those turn out so well for us. our ideas work. their ideas don't work. even that first debate, house striking was it when mitt romney pressed obama his response was under bill clinton there was great economic prosperity. the whole land of obama is about bill clinton and how nifty the economy was under him. i would have given a limb to see mitt romney turned to him and say mr. president, i knew bill clinton. [laughter] >> our ideas work, their ideas don't. the last four years our economy has grown 1.5% a year. that is less than half the historical average. for 70 years we average 3.3% growth a year. this president is fond of saying -- the worst economy in the history of the universe and everything by the way is george w. bush's fault. he doesn't have much historical memory when he makes that argument. any of you remember in 1
[laughter] >> i have no doubt that there's a focus group somewhere of undecided ohio voters who have lived in a cave the last 30 years who decided they like that. don't show any disagreement with the president, don't rock the boat, or have a personality contests. those turn out so well for us. our ideas work. their ideas don't work. even that first debate, house striking was it when mitt romney pressed obama his response was under bill clinton there was great economic prosperity. the...
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with romney voters and obama voters. they can see if they like the debates as much as everyone else d. that's the one positive thing that stands out. and they can register their... or express their opinions about what is to come, whether there will be some progress, some political progress, and compare their outlook with the outlook of voters that we've polled. >> sreenivasan:: now the first part that we launched earlier in the election cycle, it's been fairly successful. a lot of people took those 12 questions or so that you have been asking for dozens of years and compared themselves against where they exactly are in that political spectrum. >> we found... i think we are approaching 1 million point 4 people who have taken this test since i think we put it up in late september. >> sreenivasan:: ok and finally, you made a little bit of news this week. you are changing your roll at pew. what does that mean? >> it means i will no longer be president and chief executive. i am going to be founding director which sounds very
with romney voters and obama voters. they can see if they like the debates as much as everyone else d. that's the one positive thing that stands out. and they can register their... or express their opinions about what is to come, whether there will be some progress, some political progress, and compare their outlook with the outlook of voters that we've polled. >> sreenivasan:: now the first part that we launched earlier in the election cycle, it's been fairly successful. a lot of people...
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they talked about voter turnout, the president's debate and comparison to the 2008 election. this is about twenty five minutes. [applause] my name is justin smith. i'm the president of atlanta media company. i'm delighted to welcome you to the fourth annual washington idea forum convene bid the atlantic, the aspen substitute and the museum. as many of you know the atlanta has been in the business for a long time. 1857, to be exact, it wasn't until nine years ago that we truly became serious about creating the most interest and ambitious live forum for discussion on politicses and business and science and technology in the arts. it was really thanks to the vision of the established author and journalist walter isaacson president and ceo of the aspen institute who approached owner about partnering to create a new event called at agency pen idea festival. less than a decade, the aspen idea festival, which takes place every summer in the beautiful aspen campus in colorado has become a leader in the global event arena. and through the success, we decided four years ago to take ele
they talked about voter turnout, the president's debate and comparison to the 2008 election. this is about twenty five minutes. [applause] my name is justin smith. i'm the president of atlanta media company. i'm delighted to welcome you to the fourth annual washington idea forum convene bid the atlantic, the aspen substitute and the museum. as many of you know the atlanta has been in the business for a long time. 1857, to be exact, it wasn't until nine years ago that we truly became serious...
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so by the third debate and pretty certain that romney actually french kiss to barack obama. [laughter] and i have no doubt that there is a focus group somewhere of undecided ohio voters who lived in a cave for the last 30 years who decided they liked that. don't show any disagreement whatsoever to president, don't want to go. just be a nice guy and have a personality contest because those turn out so well for us. our ideas work. their ideas don't work. you know, even that first debate, how striking was it that when mitt romney presto, from his response was, well, under bill clinton there was great economic prosperity are the holy observer, is all about bill clinton and how nifty the economy was under him. i've got to tell you, i would've given a link to see that romney turned to him and say, mr. president, i knew bill clinton. [laughter] our ideas work, their ideas don't. the last four years our economy has grown 1.5% a year. that is less than half the historical average. for 70 years has averaged 3.3% growth a year. and this president is fond of saying he inherited the wors
so by the third debate and pretty certain that romney actually french kiss to barack obama. [laughter] and i have no doubt that there is a focus group somewhere of undecided ohio voters who lived in a cave for the last 30 years who decided they liked that. don't show any disagreement whatsoever to president, don't want to go. just be a nice guy and have a personality contest because those turn out so well for us. our ideas work. their ideas don't work. you know, even that first debate, how...
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for mitt romney to talk about gifts and insult american voters is something that is not good. and what surprises me is how quickly republicans have run away from mitt romney. >> he said almost exactly the same thing the night he won the nevada caucus. almost the same quote. >> obviously these ideas have been in his mind for a while. what does the fiscal cliff mean for you? we're taking a closer look at what almost every american stands to lose in a matter of weeks. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." n from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. i love the fact that quicken loans provides va loans. quicken loans understood the details and guided me through every step of the process. i know wherever the military sends me, i can depend on quicken loans. wherever the
for mitt romney to talk about gifts and insult american voters is something that is not good. and what surprises me is how quickly republicans have run away from mitt romney. >> he said almost exactly the same thing the night he won the nevada caucus. almost the same quote. >> obviously these ideas have been in his mind for a while. what does the fiscal cliff mean for you? we're taking a closer look at what almost every american stands to lose in a matter of weeks. stay with us....
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and, according to the bbc, lay bare the deeper moral questions bound up in the noisy romney and obama campaigns. in one presentation he played off the now-famous obama question with a session called "who built it?" is responsibility for one's own success a myth? a native of minneapolis, michael attended high school in los angeles, is a graduate of brandeis university and holds a ph.d. in philosophy from oxford university. he is the robert m. bass professor of government at harvard. the year 2009 seems to have been a watershed year for both michael and harvard. by then more than 15,000 students had taken his famous course, justice, which provided the basis for his previous book, "justice: what's the right thing to do?" it was in 2009 that michael and the university allowed public television stations across the country to sit in on the course where topics ranged from wall street bonuses to same-sex marriage. it drew the attention of the phi times which published an article. the difficulty in this course is in what teaching you already know, he told the times. it works by taking what we
and, according to the bbc, lay bare the deeper moral questions bound up in the noisy romney and obama campaigns. in one presentation he played off the now-famous obama question with a session called "who built it?" is responsibility for one's own success a myth? a native of minneapolis, michael attended high school in los angeles, is a graduate of brandeis university and holds a ph.d. in philosophy from oxford university. he is the robert m. bass professor of government at harvard....